Monday, March 7, 2016

Excellent Documentary: Skeletons in the Closet Redheads, Giants, Celts and Persians in New Zealand...and still there today!

I really enjoyed this documentary! It traces Maori Oral tradition, the
logs of European Ships Captains, Archaeological artefacts, arcitecture
and recent DNA testing to weaves a credible narrative of the origins of
the Blonde and Redheaded Indigenous Maori and their origins.

Most on Avalon will be familiar with the red headed Paracas skulls...the
theories of Giant's Migration as they fled the Middle East....their
relationship to New Zealand and South Pacific may force us to rewrite
much of "history". The presenters strike me as honest and candid people
bewildered by the rewriting of New Zealand's history and destruction of
much material evidence.

Here is their own write up...

NEW ZEALAND. SKELETONS IN THE CUPBOARD. PART 1 (of 3). THE REDHEADS.
‘New Zealand. Skeletons in the Cupboard — Part One— The Redheads’ digs
deeply into the now denied history of the early Patuparaiaehe, the
Turehu, the Urekehu and the once powerful but peace loving red or
golden-haired, green- eyed early inhabitants — the Ngati Hotu and the
Waitaha. Who are these people, where did they come from and where are
they now?

One woman’s story of her ancestral folk lore leads to the elocal
magazine article: ‘DNA to Rock the Nation,’ and sparks our inquiry.
Celebrated author, Barry Brailsford brings the story of Waitaha to life
in an emotionally stirring interview. On viewing the film for the first
time he remarked, ‘It’s the best documentary investigation of the old
history and for the first time it gives a factual scientific basis to
help the mainstream understand. I feel so pleased that the lonely
journey is now supported in such an authoritative way. Wonderful
research, great narration and fantastic film work.’

The story takes us through ancient fairy stories while Presenter Gabi
Plumm hunts for proof of their existence. She delves into the history
of the red heads and why they are slowly vanishing off the face of the
earth. And they are not the only things that are vanishing. Evidence
emerges of: missing archeological data and carbon datings that go back
4000 years, sites with seventy-five year embargoes pasted on them
because of the age of the finds, skeletons with skulls the size of
pumpkins destroyed and bulldozed over, and people too scared to talk.